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then he gave this powerful speech in cairo that he referred to. but what he had never done until today, four years later, is make this powerful connection with israel for an american president. that is an absolute prerequisite for the peace process. remember the reason why the united states is special in the world is we're the only -- in the context of the peace process -- is because we're the only country that can possibly move israelis towards a compromise position and talk to the palestinians. but to have that power, to be special in that way, the united states president must have a connection with israel and its people. he must be powerful in israel. he must be popular in israel. barack obama, to be candid, has not been popular in israel as compared to bill clinton and george bush. what this speech was about was trying to do in one hour what those politicians had done through engagement week after week, was to show the israelis that he understands intellectually, politically, he understands why they feel special about their country. to bring a
then he gave this powerful speech in cairo that he referred to. but what he had never done until today, four years later, is make this powerful connection with israel for an american president. that is an absolute prerequisite for the peace process. remember the reason why the united states is special in the world is we're the only -- in the context of the peace process -- is because we're the only country that can possibly move israelis towards a compromise position and talk to the...
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embassy in cairo. richard engel is live outside the embassy and andrea mitchell with me here in washington. richard, you've reported that tensions have eased a bit. >> reporter: the tensions here are somewhat fading no now. there is a very small demonstration you can hear behind me. but about as many demonstrators as are here, there ares as many egyptian security forces. so right now, egyptians are letting off steam, standing in front of the embassy, but there have been no attempts to scale over the wall like they did yesterday, the 20-foot wall in the background behind me. not the same situation as what happened in benghazi yesterday. that was an armed assault on the consulate the and now the white house has confirmed that the u.s. ambassador chris stevens was in the consulate at the time and was killed along with three other americans. >> richard wlor, who is protect the u.s. he embassy right now in cairo? >> reporter: well, inside there are marines as there are in the other embassies. and if you see
embassy in cairo. richard engel is live outside the embassy and andrea mitchell with me here in washington. richard, you've reported that tensions have eased a bit. >> reporter: the tensions here are somewhat fading no now. there is a very small demonstration you can hear behind me. but about as many demonstrators as are here, there ares as many egyptian security forces. so right now, egyptians are letting off steam, standing in front of the embassy, but there have been no attempts to...
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that seem like a major revision from what he said in cairo. >> reporter: it certainly is. he said settlement there's fall into question after we deal with statehood sovereignty for the palestinians and boreders in security as well for israel. this is a change. it is asking the palestinians not to demand as a, sort of a first issue before they go back to talk to have that freeze on settle manies and it is an acknowledgement that the policy in 2009 did not work. he was really making a broader appeal today to the israeli youth, to the next generation and acknowledging first of all the historic roots of israel and of israelis here in going to see the dead sea scrolls. tomorrow in going to the site. in all the acknowledgements that he made, very broadly and emotionally, trying to establish a connection with the israeli people. going over the head of the government, if you will, and speaking to the next generation and saying it is in your interests. look, the demographics are clear. israel is already just about 50/50, if you consider the west bank and gaza as part of this countr
that seem like a major revision from what he said in cairo. >> reporter: it certainly is. he said settlement there's fall into question after we deal with statehood sovereignty for the palestinians and boreders in security as well for israel. this is a change. it is asking the palestinians not to demand as a, sort of a first issue before they go back to talk to have that freeze on settle manies and it is an acknowledgement that the policy in 2009 did not work. he was really making a...
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cairo needs to get a bill that has sufficient funds to do the job. they should not be going off on recess before this is done. and, certainly this has to get done over the course of the next several weeks in order for us to be able to provide confidence to the american people that we are handling this piece of business. >> his argument though congress has been cutting the money that the cdc says it needs to defeat this disease. up next, breaking news about a georgia man who died in police custody after being tased by police officers. that's next right here on "andrea mitchell reports," msnbc. ahh, there it is. uh, excuse me, sir? i think you've got the wrong bag. sorry, they all look alike, you know? no worries. well, car's here, i can't save people money chatting at the baggage claim all day. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> we have breaking news right now from a video in msnbc. allman died in police custody after being tased. the video russ eleased by the district's office. this incident happened
cairo needs to get a bill that has sufficient funds to do the job. they should not be going off on recess before this is done. and, certainly this has to get done over the course of the next several weeks in order for us to be able to provide confidence to the american people that we are handling this piece of business. >> his argument though congress has been cutting the money that the cdc says it needs to defeat this disease. up next, breaking news about a georgia man who died in police...
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embassy in cairo. it was a statement that acknowledged a crude, anti-islamic video that had been produced in the united states. that statement that mr. romney described as sympathizing with the attackers was put out a full six hours before the attackers breached the embassy walls. it was a statement that was an attempt to tamp down any reaction to this stupid video. it wasn't a reaction to the protests, the protests didn't exist yet. mr. romney urged calm, and used it as an opportunity to accuse the president of the united states of sympathizing with those who were at that time attacking the united states. by early this morning, after it became clear that a u.s. ambassador named christopher stevens had been killed in libya, after it became clear that mr. romney's timeline of events in egypt was completely wrong, the republican presidential nominee took to the podium and he did not walk back his initial remarks. he decided to double down on them. >> the statement that came from the administration and th
embassy in cairo. it was a statement that acknowledged a crude, anti-islamic video that had been produced in the united states. that statement that mr. romney described as sympathizing with the attackers was put out a full six hours before the attackers breached the embassy walls. it was a statement that was an attempt to tamp down any reaction to this stupid video. it wasn't a reaction to the protests, the protests didn't exist yet. mr. romney urged calm, and used it as an opportunity to...
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in cairo. and sun is going to set here at 6:44 p.m. and that's about 12:44 on east coast of the united states. sunrise will be at 4:59 a.m. that's about 11:00 p.m. on the east coast. we have one and a half, maybe two hours at most of decent daylight with clear conditions. and then we're going to have to go with the instruments and infrared satellites and things like that. as far as visual contact with debris, that time is quickly coming to an end. we've been talking about the a island of karpathos, this was the location of the last correspondence. this area in here is generally where we've seen all of the reports that have come out of where they said about 230 miles to the south, southeast. we've another report of 110, 130 miles. in this general vicinity here is where we've heard a couple of reports of findings of suspicious items in the water, life jacket was one of them. we'll get confirmation on that. that was an hour and a half, two hours ago that they would have sent a lot of ships in and airplanes in the region if there was a lot
in cairo. and sun is going to set here at 6:44 p.m. and that's about 12:44 on east coast of the united states. sunrise will be at 4:59 a.m. that's about 11:00 p.m. on the east coast. we have one and a half, maybe two hours at most of decent daylight with clear conditions. and then we're going to have to go with the instruments and infrared satellites and things like that. as far as visual contact with debris, that time is quickly coming to an end. we've been talking about the a island of...
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cairo and benghazi? >> i think it's important to differentiate between the two because they're very different kinds of demonstrations and attacks. right now in cairo, there is still a demonstration going on, a couple hundred, maybe not even that many, hardline supporters, most of them were members of the islamic group, supporters of the old blind cleric, from the first world trade center attack. they have been organizing demonstrations in front of the u.s. embassy for a long time now and they were the core group that went out yesterday organized this demonstration and then the demonstration got out of hand, so to speak, and some of the people climbed into the embassy itself, didn't attack anyone, but pulled down an american flag and put up a black islamic flag. no u.s. personnel were at risk in that incident, but what it did show is a glaring lack of response from the new islamic leaning egyptian government. what happened in benghazi was a very different kind of attack. this was a commando raid according
cairo and benghazi? >> i think it's important to differentiate between the two because they're very different kinds of demonstrations and attacks. right now in cairo, there is still a demonstration going on, a couple hundred, maybe not even that many, hardline supporters, most of them were members of the islamic group, supporters of the old blind cleric, from the first world trade center attack. they have been organizing demonstrations in front of the u.s. embassy for a long time now and...
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this is cairo, egypt. this is close to ramsey square, one of the meeting points for the mass protests called for by the muslim brotherhood as part of their day of rage. recognize there is a curfew in effect at this hour in that country. you can see the buildings there completely engulfed in flames. again, at this hour the death toll continues to rise as clashes continue throughout egypt between government forces and pro-morsi supporters. we are also getting some news that senators john mccain and lindsey graham, who have put out a statement within the last few minutes, where they say the interim civilian government and security forces backed up unfortunately by the military are taking egypt down a dark path, one that the united states cannot and should not travel with them. mccain and graham urge the obama administration to suspend u.s. assistance to egypt, making clear to the current leadership of the country what steps we believe are necessary to halt egypt's descent. john mccain has been opposed to the
this is cairo, egypt. this is close to ramsey square, one of the meeting points for the mass protests called for by the muslim brotherhood as part of their day of rage. recognize there is a curfew in effect at this hour in that country. you can see the buildings there completely engulfed in flames. again, at this hour the death toll continues to rise as clashes continue throughout egypt between government forces and pro-morsi supporters. we are also getting some news that senators john mccain...
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it's also triggered spontaneous outbursts of protests behind us here in downtown cairo. another march under way. expected to be a long night across the capital. >> a spokesperson for morsi warning that security forces will fight back to protect state property. what options or what does that specifically mean in pushing back? we know certainly the anger and hostility especially at morsi and any pushback from him could turn this from violence seeing now to something far more explosive and fightening. >> absolutely. you know, there's a growing sense of frustration among many egyptians angered by how violent many of the protests are. so the police today have been asked by not only the presidency but other political forces to use force. egypt's police force is notorious for using brutal techniques, sometimes live ammunition, killing protest earls as we saw in the revolution. the fear is that the police because they're not well equipped, not well trained when they use statements like that coming out of the presidential palace they'll use decisive force, it could mean more bloo
it's also triggered spontaneous outbursts of protests behind us here in downtown cairo. another march under way. expected to be a long night across the capital. >> a spokesperson for morsi warning that security forces will fight back to protect state property. what options or what does that specifically mean in pushing back? we know certainly the anger and hostility especially at morsi and any pushback from him could turn this from violence seeing now to something far more explosive and...
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what do we know on the ground in cairo? >> reporter: well, whatever way you look at it, chuck, egypt is at the center of this. it was an egypt airplane. most of the passengers on board were egyptian and it crashed in egyptian waters. whatever way you look at it, chuck, whatever happened to this plane it happened very, very quickly because the pilot had no time to make any may day call and frankly when a plane disappears quickly off radar screens when it twists and plummets in to the sea it does raise the suspepectre of terror. the cabinet minister would not rule out terrorism and the aviation minister said it was the most likely cause. given egypt's history of not saying too much those were two remarkable things to say. what i would say, chuck, putting the other argument, it's curious if isis did do this that it hasn't released any claim of responsibility and taken any credit for it yet. and the second thing is, if you're a bomber at charles de gaulle airport and you have the choice of multiple airlines, american airlines,
what do we know on the ground in cairo? >> reporter: well, whatever way you look at it, chuck, egypt is at the center of this. it was an egypt airplane. most of the passengers on board were egyptian and it crashed in egyptian waters. whatever way you look at it, chuck, whatever happened to this plane it happened very, very quickly because the pilot had no time to make any may day call and frankly when a plane disappears quickly off radar screens when it twists and plummets in to the sea...
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the tanks are on the move throughout cairo. some muslim brotherhood high ranking officials have been arrested. this is confirming what we have done from richard engel. i want to go to a man. is that the sense that you're getting. the military is in charge, not president morsi? >> that's a word that's being used by supporters of the president there describing the military infringement in politics as a military coupe. those who are welcoming the news are described as the military implementing the people's will. they are not using the word coupe but certainly when you look at the maneuvers of the military, the fact that it is the one that is issuing the statement, it is the one that is trying to supersede the divisions of the politics and get parties together, the military has definitely taken the upper hand and is to some extent in control of the ma military. >>> i want to go to p.j. crowley as a former state department official. how dicey is this for the obama administration? how do you deal with this? this is a change in govern
the tanks are on the move throughout cairo. some muslim brotherhood high ranking officials have been arrested. this is confirming what we have done from richard engel. i want to go to a man. is that the sense that you're getting. the military is in charge, not president morsi? >> that's a word that's being used by supporters of the president there describing the military infringement in politics as a military coupe. those who are welcoming the news are described as the military...
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cairo happened. how did you change your posture or your readiness after cairo? and the answer was they did not. so, it is hard for me to explain to the families of those who were killed how the video became such a central talking point, while the attack was going on, but nobody did anything about the video before the attack happened. that is difficult to explain to moms and wives. >> and one of the more surprising facts that has been uncovered is, how the surviving 35 americans got evacuated, yes, there was a c-17 sent in to pick them up at the airport, but they had to get to the airport from that cia annex which was under attack. and tell us from your reporting, your investigation how they were rescued. >> there were two air that ultimately evacuated our folks. one was a libyan plane and the other was a private aircraft that our folks in tripoli just showed the ingenuity to finding. neither one were u.s. planes. we were led to believe that it was friendly libyan militias that helped defend the annex during the night and came to our rescue after thai and glenn w
cairo happened. how did you change your posture or your readiness after cairo? and the answer was they did not. so, it is hard for me to explain to the families of those who were killed how the video became such a central talking point, while the attack was going on, but nobody did anything about the video before the attack happened. that is difficult to explain to moms and wives. >> and one of the more surprising facts that has been uncovered is, how the surviving 35 americans got...
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and paris cairo. those last point of departures, the airport is more in line with our technology. what about others in north africa? >> even if there is a lay over, lets say the equipment comes from some part of the world and then to the last part of departure at the airport before coming to the u.s., it has to be screened to u.s. standards. other governments as well will screen things even though the flight may have had many lengths to it. other governments will have their own screening standards before the next leg of flights. >> mccall when he was in cairo last week of no security camera. what about the level of security in kay rcairo. >> even though they do not have equipment like us in the u.s., there are ways to compensate for that. if there is a level of equipment that an airport does not have that we would expect to have in the u.s., security personnel in order to meet our standards with compensate for that and evaluate passengers in other ways. >> when talking to officials immediately after t
and paris cairo. those last point of departures, the airport is more in line with our technology. what about others in north africa? >> even if there is a lay over, lets say the equipment comes from some part of the world and then to the last part of departure at the airport before coming to the u.s., it has to be screened to u.s. standards. other governments as well will screen things even though the flight may have had many lengths to it. other governments will have their own screening...
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stand out. >>> we want to go back now to cairo, egypt. global post correspondent louise is a lublock is there. louisa, can you give us a sense of what you've seen on the ground today and perhaps more broadly how what we've witnessed over the last 24 to 48 hours is different from what we saw during the revolution following the -- during the arab spring almost two years ago now. >> reporter: well, today i spent my morning in a mosque which has been turned into a make shift morgue carrying 235 people who died yesterday. it was a very, very nagsy site. you had grieving families all over the place surrounding the bodies people who had been shot with micro shots and also some of whom had been charred when their tents or field hospitals had been burned down. it is a -- >> louisa, is there a sense from the people that you had the chance to visit with today, so many of them grieving. do they think this is as bad as it will get or do they fear that this is only going to get worse? >> reporter: it seems that people when they're sort of talking perha
stand out. >>> we want to go back now to cairo, egypt. global post correspondent louise is a lublock is there. louisa, can you give us a sense of what you've seen on the ground today and perhaps more broadly how what we've witnessed over the last 24 to 48 hours is different from what we saw during the revolution following the -- during the arab spring almost two years ago now. >> reporter: well, today i spent my morning in a mosque which has been turned into a make shift morgue...
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embassy in cairo has been temporarily closed. in the last hour the white house has had this response. >> we have repeatedly called on the egyptian military and security forces to show restraint and for the government to respect the universal right of its citizens. we also strongly oppose a return to a state of emergency law and call on the government to respect basic human rights, such as freedom of peaceful assembly and due process under the law. >> joining me today, senior fellow at the center on budget and policy priorities, eric bernstein. the huffingt"huffington post", m and ryan steele. joining me from cairo is foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin. we've gotten news that there is a resignation from the post. it sounds like a developing and chaotic situation in egypt. can you give us the latest? >> exactly. it was confirmed the vice president submitted his resignation in objection over what has happened here today citing his differences with the violent way these protesters were handled and that's because he believed there
embassy in cairo has been temporarily closed. in the last hour the white house has had this response. >> we have repeatedly called on the egyptian military and security forces to show restraint and for the government to respect the universal right of its citizens. we also strongly oppose a return to a state of emergency law and call on the government to respect basic human rights, such as freedom of peaceful assembly and due process under the law. >> joining me today, senior fellow...
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demonstrators came out for another day of protests in cairo today. according to the ministry of help, 51 people were killed and 435 were injured early this morning when violence erupted as supporters of mohamed morsi held a rally to demand his release. military officials said this morning that one police officer and one army officer were also killed. egypt has been without a fully functioning government since last wednesday. a power vacuum that has cast deep uncertainty over the future of the country. joining us now from cairo, nbc news foreign correspondent atia ab abowi. does this push back from morsi supporters perhaps undermine the idea that all of the egyptian public wanted to see morsi's ouster? >> well, hi there, alex. that's a very good question. one thing that i think that most of the public and in fact back home people should remember is that egypt is a big country and it has great divides and in the incident this morning, it's created even deeper divides between both the anti and pro morsi camp. it is even causing divides in the anti-morsi
demonstrators came out for another day of protests in cairo today. according to the ministry of help, 51 people were killed and 435 were injured early this morning when violence erupted as supporters of mohamed morsi held a rally to demand his release. military officials said this morning that one police officer and one army officer were also killed. egypt has been without a fully functioning government since last wednesday. a power vacuum that has cast deep uncertainty over the future of the...
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the cia director in cairo today, trying to close significant differences or narrow them between israel and hamas that are holding up a cease-fire and release of more hostages. we will have more on that coming up. you are watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. ea mitchell reports" on msnbc ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. i'm lowering my risk. adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop ozempic® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an allergic reaction. serious side effects may include pancreati
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now look at yemen today, look at libya, cairo. is egypt our biggest challenge potentially because of its siz , its importance, its strategy relationship the peace treaty with israel and the fact that president morsi done seem to have decided which way he wants to go. >> look, there's no doubt egypt is the cornerstone of our whole strategy for protecting and promoting our interests in the region. the egyptian/israel peace treaty makes it impossible for other arabs to contemplate war with israel. it doesn't make it impossible for iran, but they're not arab. it makes it possible to try to resolve the arab/israel conflict. if we lose the peace treaty, basically, we've lost 30 years of effort to resolve the arab/israeli conflict. >> what did you think of what the president said to jose diaz-ballart of telemundo last night when asked about israel and morsi? he said, he's neither -- i wouldn't consider him an ally, i wouldn't consider him an enemy. what does that make the egyptian president? >> well, i think it's a work in progress, whic
now look at yemen today, look at libya, cairo. is egypt our biggest challenge potentially because of its siz , its importance, its strategy relationship the peace treaty with israel and the fact that president morsi done seem to have decided which way he wants to go. >> look, there's no doubt egypt is the cornerstone of our whole strategy for protecting and promoting our interests in the region. the egyptian/israel peace treaty makes it impossible for other arabs to contemplate war with...
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sinwar is not at the negotiating table in cairo. he very much looms over these talks. it is this ironic situation that israel is indirectly negotiating with this man at the same time that it is trying to track him down and to kill him. israel did capture sinwar in 1988. he was supposed to spend the rest of his life in an israeli prison. he was released in 2011 as part of this massive prisoner exchange. more than 1,000 palestinians released in exchange for a single israeli soldier. he really internalized from that the value of hostages as human bargaining chips. israeli officials tell us they believe that he is keeping some of the hostages close to him in the tunnels, in southern gaza. they say that he will not surrender and he will not allow himself to be taken alive. >> raf, what we have confirmed, our colleague confirmed was in that counteroffer from hamas was a demand for 1,500 palestinian prisoners, including some known convicted killers, in the first phase in exchange for the hostages, which israel and actually u.s. officials as well say is not a reasonable demand
sinwar is not at the negotiating table in cairo. he very much looms over these talks. it is this ironic situation that israel is indirectly negotiating with this man at the same time that it is trying to track him down and to kill him. israel did capture sinwar in 1988. he was supposed to spend the rest of his life in an israeli prison. he was released in 2011 as part of this massive prisoner exchange. more than 1,000 palestinians released in exchange for a single israeli soldier. he really...
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also the fact president obama went to cairo and didn't come to israel at all in the first trip. that is a very important message that israel is so important, it is the second stop on this middle east trip and the tom is is a different level than the past friction, notable friction that we covered for years between netanyahu and obama. >> is it typical to have this kind of arrival ceremony and the politics? >> this is the biggest arrival that i've seen in israel for an american president. certain lae there was a lot of pomp and circumstance for president obama but not at this level and similarly in read, the king did not go to receive him in fact and in this case the king not only went to the airport but road in the american limousine, the so-called beast with president trump all the way in from the airport. so there was so many aspects of that arrival that exceeded anything that american presidents have seen before. you know, just looking at this arrival and at the context of president trump's hope for initiative with the middle east in israel, he has very brief meetings. he doe
also the fact president obama went to cairo and didn't come to israel at all in the first trip. that is a very important message that israel is so important, it is the second stop on this middle east trip and the tom is is a different level than the past friction, notable friction that we covered for years between netanyahu and obama. >> is it typical to have this kind of arrival ceremony and the politics? >> this is the biggest arrival that i've seen in israel for an american...
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that is cairo separate from benghazi. if they don't get this relationship right with egypt, we're in a world of trouble. that is the most important arab partner, nation, ally, nonally, whatever you want to call it in the world. >> the white house points out they were using legal language. you have two dynamics here, the internet and how this information can now be sent out across the world. how to deal with that. also, our relationships now with a dozen or more countries. many of them where the united states backed the popular uprising of the people and fought back dictators who stood on these people for generations. >> right. that's why i do think that it was so important, tamron that secretary of state clinton and the president have tried to make clear that we in no way endorse this horrible propaganda garbage. that's why it's so sad that that message became politicized. i think it's important. i think it's important tenant of diplomacy to make clear to the world as president bush did that we are not at war with islam.
that is cairo separate from benghazi. if they don't get this relationship right with egypt, we're in a world of trouble. that is the most important arab partner, nation, ally, nonally, whatever you want to call it in the world. >> the white house points out they were using legal language. you have two dynamics here, the internet and how this information can now be sent out across the world. how to deal with that. also, our relationships now with a dozen or more countries. many of them...
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ask the mobs in cairo who attacked our embassy or the libyan mobs who killed our diplomats. ask the iranians who make unhindered daily progress towards obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> well, a couple of quick points. the first is, you know, to be fair, 9/11 happened during the bush administration, the bush-cheney administration. so it's not as if people -- muslim radicals feared the united states during that period. not when they were killing thousands of american troops in iraq certainly. the larger point is that, you know, there's a tendency, especially seven weeks out from an election, to turn everything that happens in the world into an election issue. there are some very deep and troubling things going on in the middle east that have very little to do with what a president does or doesn't do. let's be fair about this. you have a complete upheaval in the middle east. you don't have american policy makers being able to shape the way muslims think about the world, about modernity, about the united states. so to blame the president for an attack on these embassies, i think, i
ask the mobs in cairo who attacked our embassy or the libyan mobs who killed our diplomats. ask the iranians who make unhindered daily progress towards obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> well, a couple of quick points. the first is, you know, to be fair, 9/11 happened during the bush administration, the bush-cheney administration. so it's not as if people -- muslim radicals feared the united states during that period. not when they were killing thousands of american troops in iraq certainly....
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let's ask jim maceda, you were in cairo the announcement came from there. egypt is being given credit for having at least brokered this deal or godfathered this deal. what are the terms? do we know anything more about the terms of the cease-fire? >> well, we know that there was no formal agreement. that's the key thing here. this means that israel and hamas had reached an understanding, a kind of exchange of quiet for quiet, and that this will be the first phase of a deal. that will be followed by a second phase in days or weeks or months of much more intense negotiations. those talks will be anchored by and guaranteed by egypt, but with the strong participation of the united states to resolve key demands on both sides which are still out there. the main demand from hamas who wants the block aid of gaza lifted immediately, that is not going to happen, the israelis want an immediate end to all smuggling of arms and to gaza and the sinai, that has not happened either. they have agreed to these demands but need to work that out. >> stephanie gosk, you're in is
let's ask jim maceda, you were in cairo the announcement came from there. egypt is being given credit for having at least brokered this deal or godfathered this deal. what are the terms? do we know anything more about the terms of the cease-fire? >> well, we know that there was no formal agreement. that's the key thing here. this means that israel and hamas had reached an understanding, a kind of exchange of quiet for quiet, and that this will be the first phase of a deal. that will be...
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i'm told that kerry, john kerry in cairo did not intervene. what are you hearing about whether the faa was pressured by the state department, the white house or israeli officials to lift the ban? >> the faa says it was not pressured by the state department or by the white house. the white house is saying it did not pressure the faa. that these decisions over safety and passengers safety in no way are going to be, they say, involved in any sort of a political dispute. it is fair to say the israelis were very unhappy with the faa declaring that no fly zone if you will or the prohibition of flying into n out of ben gurian airport. they made that very clear. even yesterday, new york mayor michael bloomberg who disagreed with the faa decision also said he did not think that decision was in any way political. >> thank you tom costello. did israel, though, exert pressure on the faa to lift its ban on flights into tel aviv? i'm joined by senator bob menendez. senator, what we do know is that i've been told that officials traveling with secretary kerry
i'm told that kerry, john kerry in cairo did not intervene. what are you hearing about whether the faa was pressured by the state department, the white house or israeli officials to lift the ban? >> the faa says it was not pressured by the state department or by the white house. the white house is saying it did not pressure the faa. that these decisions over safety and passengers safety in no way are going to be, they say, involved in any sort of a political dispute. it is fair to say the...
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we have seen hard choices made from cairo to put more power in the hands of citizens. at a time of economic challenge, the word has come together to broaden prosperity. through the g-20, we have partnered with emerging countries to keep the word on the path of recovery. america's pursued a development agenda that fuels growth and breaks dependency and worked with african leaders to help them feed their nations. new partnerships have been forced to combat corruption and promote government that is open and transparent and new commitments have been made to ensure women and girls can pursue politics. and later today i'll discuss human traffic. all these things give me hope but what gives me the most hope is not the actions of us, not the actions of leaders, it's the people that i've seen. the american troops who have risked their lives and sacrificed their limbs for strangers half a world away, the students in jakarta or seoul eager to use their knowledge to benefit mankind. the faces in the square or in parliament who see them voicing their aspirations. the young people i
we have seen hard choices made from cairo to put more power in the hands of citizens. at a time of economic challenge, the word has come together to broaden prosperity. through the g-20, we have partnered with emerging countries to keep the word on the path of recovery. america's pursued a development agenda that fuels growth and breaks dependency and worked with african leaders to help them feed their nations. new partnerships have been forced to combat corruption and promote government that...
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the head of hamas' political bureau did arrive in cairo for talks. the latest round of hostage talks appear to be picking up pace. joining me now is michael crowley and with us collin clark. let's get right to it, michael. we think that something is changing in israel. we heard today from president herzog, netanyahu has to hold his hard line publically. we know the israel government, under pressure from hostage families after the deaths of the three by friendly fire on friday, is feeling tremendous pressure at home domestically to try to get them out. >> andrea, thanks for having me on. it has been an incredibly difficult balance for the israelis. obviously, the imperative of getting the hostages out is enormous. israel has been willing to pay a huge price to get prisoners back, specifically from hamas in one case more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners released by the israelis to get back one israeli soldier. they have that massive imperative. on the other hand, the enormous imperative of striking back at hamas after the october 7th attacks and destro
the head of hamas' political bureau did arrive in cairo for talks. the latest round of hostage talks appear to be picking up pace. joining me now is michael crowley and with us collin clark. let's get right to it, michael. we think that something is changing in israel. we heard today from president herzog, netanyahu has to hold his hard line publically. we know the israel government, under pressure from hostage families after the deaths of the three by friendly fire on friday, is feeling...
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cairo speech. he didn't come to israel. and i think a lot of israelis feel that that was a slight. we have also seen in the last couple of years that the relationship between the two leaders hasn't exactly been a warm relationship when prime minister netanyahu came to washington in 2011, he scolded the president as he stood next to him. so those things are remembered by the israelis and i think obama really has to go on quite the charm offensive here. >> andrea, how has the relationship between president obama and the prime minister, how has it evolved? because we just saw it there. sort of an interesting image this morning. the two of them watching with their jackets off and matching ties. they seem to be palling around this morning. >> they certainly made a big effort at it. louise just mentioned that terrible visit two years ago, when the prime minister, in the oval office, scolded the president to his face. and you saw the expressions. they were really -- the white house was really offended by
cairo speech. he didn't come to israel. and i think a lot of israelis feel that that was a slight. we have also seen in the last couple of years that the relationship between the two leaders hasn't exactly been a warm relationship when prime minister netanyahu came to washington in 2011, he scolded the president as he stood next to him. so those things are remembered by the israelis and i think obama really has to go on quite the charm offensive here. >> andrea, how has the relationship...
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now to our correspondent on the ground in cairo. this protest you're seeing today, amen, pro-morsi backers trying to get him reinstated. >> reporter: that's correct. in fact, there are rival demonstrations that are being held across the country. but for the past several days supporters of the ousted president have been holding sit-ins not too far away from the republican guard headquarters where they believe the president to be held. at this point they are demanding that the president be reinstated as the leader of this country. now, the military, which attributes its ouster of the former president to a popular revolt, says that it is trying to quickly put a civilian government here in place. they've already appointed an interim president to run the country. but more importantly, a lot of controversy surrounding who will become the country's interim prime minister. effectively running the day to day affairs. as you mentioned, dr. elbaradei was the name floated around yesterday. his office confirmed that he would be the prime ministe
now to our correspondent on the ground in cairo. this protest you're seeing today, amen, pro-morsi backers trying to get him reinstated. >> reporter: that's correct. in fact, there are rival demonstrations that are being held across the country. but for the past several days supporters of the ousted president have been holding sit-ins not too far away from the republican guard headquarters where they believe the president to be held. at this point they are demanding that the president be...
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you have ban ki-moon also in cairo, the u.n. secretary-general in cairo tonight. >> hamas has demands from here to timbuktu. the proposals the egyptians put on the table were not just egyptian proposals. they were supported a moment ago by large parts of the area. i think people of gaza want that cease-fire and hamas has stubbornly refused to accept those proposals. now i think it's important to say the following. america is coming in now to cairo. america is putting its weight behind those egyptian proposals. mediation will not work unless it's clear who the mediator is. and it's clear the ball is in cairo and we've got to support that egyptian effort. >> and is there some point where secretary kerry and prime minister netanyahu may be meeting in the next couple of days? >> the secretary of state of the united states is always a welcome guest in israel. that's a fact. and we've been very appreciative of the support from washington. america has condemned hamas for rejecting the arab league egyptian cease-fire proposal. america h
you have ban ki-moon also in cairo, the u.n. secretary-general in cairo tonight. >> hamas has demands from here to timbuktu. the proposals the egyptians put on the table were not just egyptian proposals. they were supported a moment ago by large parts of the area. i think people of gaza want that cease-fire and hamas has stubbornly refused to accept those proposals. now i think it's important to say the following. america is coming in now to cairo. america is putting its weight behind...
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embassy in cairo before any attacks began. it was a preemptive statement made to quell possible violence in the region. the embassy statement condemned, quote, the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. team romney has chosen instead to ignore these facts and focus on a statement taken out of context at a time of international distress. this morning romney used the tragedy to criticize the president's foreign policy agenda. >> i think president obama has demonstrated a lack of clarifity to a foreign policy. my foreign policy has three branches. >> the only spesty we have is a repeated mantra regarding confidence, clarity and resolve. it is worth noting that if this latest line of attack is aimed at winning romney undecided voters the international stage is not one where he has thus far proven himself to be the greatest actor. previous performances have included calling russia our number one geopolitical foe, alienating much of the united kingdom during the olympics in london, und
embassy in cairo before any attacks began. it was a preemptive statement made to quell possible violence in the region. the embassy statement condemned, quote, the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. team romney has chosen instead to ignore these facts and focus on a statement taken out of context at a time of international distress. this morning romney used the tragedy to criticize the president's foreign policy agenda. >> i think...
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this was not a street protest and it was not a copycat of what happened in cairo. that was an unarmed street protest. this was a group of armed men, who inspired by a video, deliberately attacked the compound. so what she's doing there through her misstatement is actually setting up kind of a false dichotomy. either it was a spontaneous street protest or it was an armed terrorist attack. neither of those turns out to be exactly the case. it was an armed terrorist attack motivated in large part by the video. >> but that's the point of the role of the video as opposed to an attack that was carefully planned and orchestrated. >> i think you can parse the words. it's very clear and it was clear from the review board's report that the state department itself had commissioned. that review board led by mike mullen and ambassador pickering said there was a terrorist element here. so the question is how much were they motivated or sparked by the video, and how much was it purely terrorism, anti-u.s. and anti-western terrorism, showing how vulnerable the consulate was. in su
this was not a street protest and it was not a copycat of what happened in cairo. that was an unarmed street protest. this was a group of armed men, who inspired by a video, deliberately attacked the compound. so what she's doing there through her misstatement is actually setting up kind of a false dichotomy. either it was a spontaneous street protest or it was an armed terrorist attack. neither of those turns out to be exactly the case. it was an armed terrorist attack motivated in large part...
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>>> plus crisis in egypt, israeli diplomats were forced to leave cairo this weekend. the fragile peace treaty hangs in the balance. [ male announcer ] one-hundred-nineteen data points. this is what we can gather from an ordinary crash test dummy. two million data points. this is what we can gather from a lexus crash test genius. [ engine revving ] when you pursue industry-leading safety, you don't just engineer breakthroughs in simulation technology, you engineer amazing. ♪ >>> well tooled's unemployment situation is tough on everyone, on all americans. it is flat out devastating for minorities and particularly teenagers. one-quarter of younger americans are out of work and fully 50% of younger african americans are out of work. wes moore is a retired army captain and author and mentor for leading advocate for youth issues. this jobs plan even if it were to get through is not going to trickle down to the kids for a long time. >> one of the big challenges we're seeing isn't necessarily on the job opportunities in many cases just aren't there but also there's a skills
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going to cairo, not coming here. it wasn't just not coming here, but the message from cairo was there had to be a settlement freeze, that was a sine quannon. >> the palestinians after the ten-month freeze by the prime minister refused to come back to the talks, so there's a the although of blame to share. but he seemed to be using the african-american experience, talking about his daughters, the seder table. the joshua generation, used by african-americans to describe that generation of post civil rights era generation. to talk about that experience, related to the palestinians and appeal to young israelis, that's the broader message here. >> yes, i think we're a long way from cairo, you know. i think what president obama and his people and his staff understood that in israel, you have to touch the public opinion. and then the leaders especially been minimum n benjamin netanyahu will follow. this man walked back from lots of principles just to get the soldier back. netanyahu was very, very attuned to the public opini
going to cairo, not coming here. it wasn't just not coming here, but the message from cairo was there had to be a settlement freeze, that was a sine quannon. >> the palestinians after the ten-month freeze by the prime minister refused to come back to the talks, so there's a the although of blame to share. but he seemed to be using the african-american experience, talking about his daughters, the seder table. the joshua generation, used by african-americans to describe that generation of...
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hamas delegation is in cairo right now for talks and israeli officials could join them tomorrow. in riyadh earlier today, blinken says at this point it comes down to hamas. >> hamas has before it a proposal that is extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous on the part of israel. and in this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a ceasefire is hamas. >> joining us now on the phone andrea mitchell who is reporting from riyadh and matt bradley. andrea, you are there covering this adidas live effort for a ceasefire. is there a sense this time could be different? >> we are hoping that it is different. there is a feeling desperation here. first of all the gulf countries meeting here today with secretary blinken, making his seventh trip since october 7. so pretty urgent. and there is a real feeling that it is basically now or never. if they go into rafah, that will widen the war. so under great pressure netanyahu from his opposition leaders as well as from hostage families. and in fact a key opposition leader now saying that the hostages should be the priority.
hamas delegation is in cairo right now for talks and israeli officials could join them tomorrow. in riyadh earlier today, blinken says at this point it comes down to hamas. >> hamas has before it a proposal that is extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous on the part of israel. and in this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a ceasefire is hamas. >> joining us now on the phone andrea mitchell who is reporting from riyadh and matt bradley. andrea, you are...
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they were set to come back home to cairo yesterday. they were onboard that flight. they left behind their two young daughters who are now in the care of his brother. i had a chance to speak to his brother. he was very distraught. in fact the family held a very small funeral service for both their grandparents and their brother, who they lost in that tragedy. but we also heard today from the american university here in cairo, the student news letter. they're putting out a picture of a student who was an employee of procter & gamble in paris and it was confirmed by procter & gamble as well as here at the american university in cairo that he was an alum of that university. he graduated in 1999 and he too was on his way back home to visit his family here in egypt. so you are starting to learn a lot more about the identity of those. egyptair has also released the image of the pilot and the co-pilot. they have been identified as mohammed said aly as well as mohammed au mhmed masmassem. you can imagine a lot of questions and very little arnsds at this point. >> ayman, than
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ayman is joining us from cairo. they're saying the communication has been lost with president morsi and no one knows where he is. this is the same spokesman who had tweeted earlier under the hashtag of save egypt that there was a military coup underway. >> reporter: that's correct. the individual is actually a senior member of the freedom and justice party. his father, actually, is also a senior advisor to president morsi on all foreign policy issues. in fact, he's acted often be times as a foreign policy or, rather, a foreign minister for the president coming to washington, meeting with u.s. officials quite regularly. he's the one that's now saying communication between senior members of the freedom and justice party and president morsi has been cut off. it's a little bit premature to explain why that is. we don't know whether that's a technicality or whether president morsi has been taken out incommunicado for some reason. what we do know is that senior members of the muss lick brotherhood are attending another pr
ayman is joining us from cairo. they're saying the communication has been lost with president morsi and no one knows where he is. this is the same spokesman who had tweeted earlier under the hashtag of save egypt that there was a military coup underway. >> reporter: that's correct. the individual is actually a senior member of the freedom and justice party. his father, actually, is also a senior advisor to president morsi on all foreign policy issues. in fact, he's acted often be times as...
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they won't let us add the cairo warning. it's their call, national security staff's call. >> this is quite a window into what usually is a hush-hush process about how to deal with these types of attacks and the spin that irrevocably comes afterwards. kelly o'donnell thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. thank you for doing a lot on the run. >> a lot of detail i didn't mean to hit you with a firehose of info but we're working it out. >> i want to go to the panel real quick. politically this is not good for the white house right now. does it stick? >> sure, they look terrible. there have been comparisons to watergate. they did not try to kill people, get their staff killed. this was them trying to save face after something terrible had happened and try to prevent what looks like accurate perception that they had not been careful enough in benghazi, they had been sloppy about security and ignored warnings. as you read that, it sounds like the state department is very concerned about this. at one point reportedly the state
they won't let us add the cairo warning. it's their call, national security staff's call. >> this is quite a window into what usually is a hush-hush process about how to deal with these types of attacks and the spin that irrevocably comes afterwards. kelly o'donnell thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. thank you for doing a lot on the run. >> a lot of detail i didn't mean to hit you with a firehose of info but we're working it out. >> i want to go to the panel real...
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embassy in cairo has closed. the white house says it strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in egypt. >> the world is watching what is happening in cairo. we urge the government of egypt and all parties in egypt to refrain from violence and resolve their differences peacefully. >> egypt has now declared a month-long state of emergency. we are going to have a live report from cairo coming up. >>> deadly crash. this is the fiery scene after a ups plane went down near an alabama airport this morning, killing the pilot and co-pilot on board. >>> also today, primetime players, anthony weiner may be fading in the polls, but his opponents had plenty to say in last night's debate. >> i think it's very clear to all new yorkers that neither me nor anybody else on this stage or any new yorker, quite frankly, should be lectured by anthony weiner about what we need to apologize for tonight or ever. >> i don't want to talk about anthony and that's not why i'm here tonight. >> i've made very clear that mr. wei
embassy in cairo has closed. the white house says it strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in egypt. >> the world is watching what is happening in cairo. we urge the government of egypt and all parties in egypt to refrain from violence and resolve their differences peacefully. >> egypt has now declared a month-long state of emergency. we are going to have a live report from cairo coming up. >>> deadly crash. this is the fiery scene after a ups plane went...
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>> ayman mohyeldin in cairo. e eight years after yasser arafat's death in a hospital, lingering questions about whether he was poisoned was put to the tett. had his body was exhumed from his mausoleum, tissue samples were taken. martin fletcher is back from ramallah and joins me from tel av aviv. what is the continuing concern here? is this rooted in real suspicion and do the french agree with this now as well? >> well, andrea, certainly rooted in real suspicion but that has been rife among palestinians since arafat died eight years ago. they're convinced he was murdered, not a natural death and where would the finger point but at israel. so israel by the way denies it. why would we kill arafat. we didn't kim him when we were at war with him when we had chances to. why would we when not fighting. the question of the polonium poisoning came from an al jazeera report this year which they did an investigation with technicians in switzerland and found high traces what they called high traces of radioactive polonium-2
>> ayman mohyeldin in cairo. e eight years after yasser arafat's death in a hospital, lingering questions about whether he was poisoned was put to the tett. had his body was exhumed from his mausoleum, tissue samples were taken. martin fletcher is back from ramallah and joins me from tel av aviv. what is the continuing concern here? is this rooted in real suspicion and do the french agree with this now as well? >> well, andrea, certainly rooted in real suspicion but that has been...
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more talks are expected tomorrow in cairo. we've also been told that the egyptian side is so far more favorable to the hamas position. >> richard engel, thank you very much. thanks for the latest on the negotiations from gaza and this weekend, president obama made it absolutely clear that he sides with israel in this dispute with hamas. >> there's no country on earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders. we are fully supportive of israel's right to defend itself from missiles landing on people's homes. and work places and potentially killing civilians. >> long-time middle east diplomat dennis ross joins me now, just back from israel last night. dennis, first of all, the ban ki-moon, the u.n. secretary general now is planning, be according to the u.n., to meet with netanyahu in israel after meets in cairo with president morsi and abbas in the west bank. up until this point the u.n. has not been a player here. what is your understanding of the terms of engagement in the efforts to re
more talks are expected tomorrow in cairo. we've also been told that the egyptian side is so far more favorable to the hamas position. >> richard engel, thank you very much. thanks for the latest on the negotiations from gaza and this weekend, president obama made it absolutely clear that he sides with israel in this dispute with hamas. >> there's no country on earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders. we are fully supportive of...
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they clashed with police again in the streets of cairo. the protests began last week after morsi issued a decree last thursday giving himself near absolute power. nbc's jim maceda joins us live from cairo and may be movement of new constitution? >> reporter: right. well, you have got this whole -- this is really basically a constitutional crisis from the beginning. you know, tamron pitting morsi against the judiciary so we're going to see it playing out in the courts and the streets but what happened today was that egypt's highest appeals court known as the court of casation said to suspend the work and effectively going on strike. but and it would stay on strike it's saying until morsi cancels his controversial decree giving as you say absolute power, almost absolute power. now that court joined by a number of lower appeals courts today, as well. and the level of criticism from the judges, tamron, really unprecedented. they said that morsi's decree, quote, defies belief. many other judges and lawyers and journalists have now got on didn't
they clashed with police again in the streets of cairo. the protests began last week after morsi issued a decree last thursday giving himself near absolute power. nbc's jim maceda joins us live from cairo and may be movement of new constitution? >> reporter: right. well, you have got this whole -- this is really basically a constitutional crisis from the beginning. you know, tamron pitting morsi against the judiciary so we're going to see it playing out in the courts and the streets but...
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there have been reports from y cairo to israel because of the peace treaties. none from saudi arabia. there is a break through in terms of aviation. i should point out the commercially chartered press charter for the white house press corps cannot fly directly. they have to take a lengthy hours long route and detour through cyprus and land in cyrus and rebooked and the aprirplane from cyprus to tel aviv. they do not have the same privilege that air force one. peace is not about to break out. the president in his landmark speech in riyadh said he is hoping for a break through. he is hoping for first by uniting the arab world and u.s. and arab leaders talking to israel and united against iran and they view as the common enemy, they can somehow later do the palestinian/israeli peace treaty which have alluded the united states for years. no one has been able to do the ultimate deal which donald trump says he believes may not be as difficult. that remains to be seen. >> andrea, it is historic. president trump received a warm welcome with the saudi traditions and fan
there have been reports from y cairo to israel because of the peace treaties. none from saudi arabia. there is a break through in terms of aviation. i should point out the commercially chartered press charter for the white house press corps cannot fly directly. they have to take a lengthy hours long route and detour through cyprus and land in cyrus and rebooked and the aprirplane from cyprus to tel aviv. they do not have the same privilege that air force one. peace is not about to break out....
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we are now going to go to cairo where nbc's jim maceda is. jim? >> how are you? >> there you have it. hi. i'm good. can you hear me okay? >> we can hear you now. tell us what you know about the agreement that was just reached, what we just heard again, msnbc reporting secretary of state hillary clinton announcing an agreement of a cease-fire. >> right. and this agreement which we suspected would happen in terms of its form, and format, is a two-staged, a two-phased agreement. the very first phase is about the principles. both sides, egypt -- sorry, egypt has brokered this so both sides, israel and hamas, agree in principle to a truce. the principle is a quiet in exchange for quiet. i'm sure that this will come out later, be but i'm sure that the presence of hillary clinton was instrumental in nudging both sides and the egyptians towards at least this basic guarantee of safety, guarantee of quiet right now. they have a cease-fire, they have a truce. there is absolutely no agreement at all on any of the key demands. that means that starting in the second phase, the
we are now going to go to cairo where nbc's jim maceda is. jim? >> how are you? >> there you have it. hi. i'm good. can you hear me okay? >> we can hear you now. tell us what you know about the agreement that was just reached, what we just heard again, msnbc reporting secretary of state hillary clinton announcing an agreement of a cease-fire. >> right. and this agreement which we suspected would happen in terms of its form, and format, is a two-staged, a two-phased...